If you're in the US... First, there is no 'them' obtaining visitation. It's 'him' obtaining the visitation. The wife doesn't have a right to visitation, but the father does. Second, *you* don't have to give him anything, but the court can order it. Third, the fact that she is facing criminal charges (and you didn't say what kind of charges) does not automatically exclude him from visitation, although the court may place restrictions on his visitation--ie that it be supervised or that the wife not be allowed around the child during his visitation.
Moving does not affect father's visitation, however a modification of visitation must be filed with the court to change things if necessary.
Yes. I teach fathers to do this.
Why take it away? That is just as damaging. Request supervised visitation.
Whatever he obtains from the courts. The two are not connected.
They can be held in contempt which is grounds for a change of custody.
First, it is an Urban Myth that fathers go for custody to avoid paying child support. First, who would support the children while in his custody? Less then 15% of mothers are ordered to pay, and depending on circumstances, the custodial father is often still ordered to pay child support.
yes biological fathers may seek visitation and custody rights
Until paternity is established the birth mother is considered to hold sole custody of a minor child. For a father to have custodial or visitation rights it must be agreed on by the mother of the child or through the prescribed court procedures by means of a lawsuit.
His rights are to pay child support and petition for visitation.
They wouldn’t have been “founding fathers “ if they held anything against the country.
In West Virginia, a father is granted visitation if paternity has been established. The courts encourage parents to work out a visitation agreement on their own, but if they cannot a judge will do so based upon the information available about the environment and availability of each parent.
The founding fathers revolted against the British because they were always all up in their grill.